Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $16k and $157k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $252k, roughly 2.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $251,772 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $157,305 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $86,500 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $15,796 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $4,895 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 188 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (29% of the 652 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
State-level medians for CFOs in employment, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid employment CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Carenet Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $1,577,771 | 2023 |
| 02 | The Business Roundtable Inc | Washington, DC | $792,114 | 2024 |
| 03 | Goodwill Industries Of Southeastern | Milwaukee, WI | $590,599 | 2024 |
| 04 | National Football League Players | Washington, DC | $570,788 | 2023 |
| 05 | Mechanical Licensing Collective | Nashville, TN | $561,346 | 2023 |
| 06 | Mdrc | New York, NY | $534,367 | 2023 |
| 07 | Goodwill Industries Of Houston | Houston, TX | $468,447 | 2023 |
| 08 | Laborers International Union Of North | Willow Springs, IL | $449,629 | 2024 |
| 09 | Common Ground Management Corp | New York, NY | $415,906 | 2024 |
| 10 | Bctgm International Union | Kensington, MD | $410,869 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for employment nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.